Foye and Ray, both seniors, led Villanova to a share of the conference regular-season title. Foye was second in the league in scoring with a 20.2 average, while Ray was fourth at 19.1

Gay, a sophomore, led Connecticut to a share of the regular-season title and a national No. 1 ranking, averaging 15.4 points and 6.6 rebounds.

Novak, who led Marquette to a first-round bye in this week's tournament in the school's first season in the conference, averaged 17.4 points. The 6-foot-10 senior broke the Big East record with 70 3-pointers in conference games.